Westfield Tenants and Residents Association

GARDEN OPENING A SUCCESS

Lynn — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:50:50 +0000

As clouds loomed overhead, thankfully the rain stayed away; as invited guests and residents arrived to see St Helens Mayor Neil Taylor and his Mayoress wife Ginny open the Community Garden on Lyon Close. Once the formalities were over the gate was opened to allow people in to view the garden, and Kids Club members got to work planting flowers in one of the raised beds. Thanks go to local resident Ted Cowhig for his generous donation, part of which was used to purchase a bench which will bear a plaque in recognition of his kindness. Special thanks also go to St Helens Chamber and Steve Anders and his team for all the hard work they put in to ensure we had the garden ready for the opening. Had it not been for them this project would never have got off the ground. Later everyone headed over to Raglan Court for a buffet lunch to finish off an enjoyable day.
See the pics HERE

POOR RESPONSE FOR SALE

Lynn — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:23:02 +0000

Despite a good response from residents to donate goods for the jumble sale, we were very disappointed with the support from residents on the day. The event was well advertised around local shops and businesses and a 500 leaflet drop was done around the estate on the week end before the event. After all the hard work we put in to make this a success only around a dozen people turned up on the day.
The main disappointment was that we hardly raised any money for the charity which is such a good cause. We now intend to try and sell the stock on a daily basis from the centre. So please if you are passing the Centre call in and take a look at what’s on offer.

KIDS CLEAN UP

Lynn — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:20:01 +0000

During the school holidays last month, the Kids Club members along with the CSO’s did a graffiti and rubbish clean up campaign around the estate.
The activity was arranged through the Justice seen justice done program and the children did an excellent job despite the horrible weather on the day.
See the pics HERE

FREE HEALTH CHECK

Lynn — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:50:40 +0000

We hold regular Health Check sessions at the Centre that give you the chance to have a health M.O.T. The checks include Height, Weight, Blood pressure and BMI (Body mass index) The checks are free, and only take about 15 minutes. The next session will be held on
TUESDAY 13th JULY 12.30pm / 1.30pm

WESTRA COMMITTEE MEETING

Lynn — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:08:16 +0000

The next meeting of the committee will take place
at the centre on FRIDAY 9th JULY 1pm.
Residents are welcome to attend.

COMMUNITY GARDEN LAUNCH

Lynn — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:55:18 +0000

His worship the Mayor will officially open the community garden on Lyon close on

FRIDAY 11th JUNE
11.30am
This is a really rewarding event for us at Westra as this project has been a long time in the planning, and we have been let down by various agencies when trying to get it underway. Thankfully we were introduced to St Helens Chamber who agreed to take the work on, and as a result they have worked really hard to get the project up and running. The garden will be used by Westra Kids Club members to grow vegetables and flowers with a few plots set aside for the use of residents and the Brownie group from St Thomas’s church. The opening will be followed by a buffet lunch at Raglan Court and we hope you will come and help us celebrate.

JUMBLE SALE

Lynn — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:52:51 +0000

Westra will be holding a jumble sale on
TUESDAY 22ND JUNE
AT PETER ST CENTRE
12pm till 3pm
All proceeds from the sale are going to Donna’s Dream House in Blackpool.
After the excellent support you all gave to the Spring raffle, we hope residents will help us boost the funds further by attending this event. Light refreshments will also be available.

DOG BAGS

Lynn — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:51:05 +0000

Unfortunately we have run out of dog bags at the moment as has most of the local pick up points. A request for further supplies has been made to the council’s dog warden, who told us that the bags have been ordered from the supplier and they are waiting for a delivery. We will notify residents as soon as we receive them. In the mean time, they are available at Poundland or you could use your old carrier bags.

“FOOTBALL” HELP NEEDED

Lynn — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:40:05 +0000

We are in desperate need of volunteers to help
Coach our youngsters for 5 a side football.
When we first talked to the children about setting
this up, the response was great and the enthusiasm
even better. All we need now is help in getting this off
the ground. If you or anyone you know, may be interested
please get in touch by phone or email. Please note that people
will be subject to a CRB check, which WESTRA are willing to fund.
Call WESTRA on 01744 636743 or email westra34@yahoo.co.uk

Police surgeries at Westra Centre

Lynn — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:30:21 +0000

Please see Police page